Sacred Heart Nativity School for Boys

In 2001, Sacred Heart Nativity School for Boys was founded, providing high-quality, low-cost Catholic education to at-risk middle school youth in the downtown area of San José.

100% of our families are Latino, with an average of a 6th-grade education. The majority of our students will be the first in their families to receive a high school education and go on to college. All must qualify for the Federal Free or Reduced Meal Program.

All of our students participate in:

  • 10-½ hour school day, beginning at 7:30am and leaving at 6pm
  • Two Saturday school days per month
  • Small classes with an average 8:1 student to teacher ratio
  • Four to six weeks of summer school at Bellarmine College Prep
  • Ten days of summer camp in Applegate, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
  • Our Graduate Support Program assists our grads through high school and college. This is a unique part of our schools

Our students benefit from a rich and integrated environment where they learn not only:

  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Science
  • Religion

but also the importance of:

  • Hard work
  • Ethical leadership
  • Compassion for others
  • Responsible citizenship

SHNS depends on your partnership to maintain this nurturing environment and enable us to live our mission:

Breaking the cycle of poverty through education.